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Is there any biblical basis for believing that Satan will do his uttermost to prevent a sinner from coming to saving faith in Christ Jesus?

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Recently our minister preached a sermon based on Luke 9:42: >Even while the boy was coming [to Jesus to be healed], the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. The minister drew a parallel with people who are in the process of coming to saving faith in Christ Jesus, or new Christians, and who then experience "spiritual attacks" that prevent them from continuing on the path to salvation. Then I found a sermon preached by Baptist minister Charles H. Spurgeon [sermon # 1746, Volume 29 – The Devil’s Last Throw](https://www.spurgeongems.org/sermon/chs1746.pdf) which said, in part: >When a person had almost believed in Christ, but not quite, Satan seemed to multiply his temptations around him, and to bring his whole force to bear upon him. It is amazing how the ungodly will lay all kinds of traps for one who is escaping from his sins. They are fearfully set on keeping him from Christ. Toward the end of his sermon he said: >I never dare to preach to anybody a temporary salvation. “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved,” not for merely tonight, but forever. When God saves a man, he is saved, not for weeks and years, but eternally. If Christ turns the devil out of him, he shall enter into that man no more, forever. Now this is a salvation that is worth your having, and worth my preaching. To prevent asking a question that will attract only opinion-based answers, is there any biblical basis for believing that Satan will do his uttermost to prevent a sinner from coming to saving faith in Christ Jesus?
Asked by Lesley (34714 rep)
Oct 18, 2023, 02:57 PM
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